Justices are set to hear arguments on whether redrawing of Charleston-area district discriminates against Black voters
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https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/south-carolina-congressional-map-comes-under-supreme-court-scrutiny-286345b0Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear South Carolina’s appeal of findings that it discriminated against Black voters in drawing a Charleston-area congressional district, the latest election case testing how far voting in white-controlled Southern states has come since the civil-rights era.This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law.
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